Food Safety AOE Minutes --- October 5,
1999
Attendance: See attached
attendance sheet.
I. Recap:
Funding…$160,000 from Kellogg, matched by MSU. End date Dec. 31, 2000. Need to plan how to use operating dollars. See attached for match
explanation.
Proposal has specific
objectives. Food Domain was
explained. The AOE is expected to
do visioning around the state, ie., focus groups, etc. to determine what the
stakeholders might need. A project
coordinator will be hired for the AOE.
CSREES has funding for Food Safety education. Competition grants were issued. The RFP was submitted and the grant
award was received for the AOE.
(See attached for FSQI grants.
One of the grants requested will involve a train-the-trainer series at
Bay Mills Community College. The
purpose is to assist the Native American business sector in providing training
for safe food practices in their establishments.)
II. FOOD SAFETY Activities Update:
June 28-30 HACCP for Small Processors
(30hrs) 22 companies @ Purdue
July 8-10 National Meat Assn. in
L.A. - 68 companies
July 16-20 International Short Course
in Food Safety
July 21-23 Hands-On Workshop
(8hrs) 10 companies
August 16-20 Bulgaria
HACCP Course
August 26-28 24hr.
AAMP course - 24 companies + 5 students
Sept. 21 Food
Safety Distance Education (CODEC)
Sept. 23 Food
Safety In the News/ for reporters
The AOE coordinator will
assist with this type of project and activities coordination, in addition to
producing a newsletter.
The Toxicology Center is
recruiting for a permanent director.
The AOE members can volunteer to be involved in the interview
process.
III. DACUM process will be facilitated by
Director Leholm. Mission statement
will be drafted by an AOE committee and reviewed w/comments by the entire
group.
Possibly a 2-day planning
session for the DACUM and other basic planning would accomplish this.
Tentative dates might be Jan.
6-7, or Jan. 31-Feb.1. Location to be determined. Suggestions for location were Kettunen Center,
Brooks Lodge/Kalamazoo, or KBS.
IV. AOE Team/Staff Development
Make HACCP training available
for those who are interested.
V. Work Groups
Three actively functioning
since last meeting:
A. Consumer Education
B. Social Dimensions/Communications
C. Training/HACCP (including producer groups)
Objectives for today:
1.
Identify team leaders
2.
$10,000 for all 3 work groups for projects ($3,000-$5,000 each)
3.
Discuss proposals : title,
objective, budget, resources
VI.. Communications/Social Dimensions
Workgroup
A. Objectives
1. Get a handle on
genetically-modified organisms
2. Look at different risk
groups in Michigan. ie., Arabic community in Dearborn. Addressing cultural
issues in dealing with food safety.
3.
Continue studies of food safety and education. Why aren't people using their knowledge.
4. Accountability factors
5. International dimension
of food safety within local establishments. Migrants harvesting fruits/vegs or working in processing plants.
6. Risk Factors
….. food allergy labeling
B. Grants….media
presentations….FDA/USDA….ACCESS group
C. Toby TenEyck & Janet Lillie are team leaders
D. Budget of $3500
VII. Training/HACCP WorkGroup
A. Food Service Sanitation priority.
New food code has a draft education portion that allows accredited
Training Programs by MDA throughout the state. Will investigate liability issues, accreditation criteria,
establish standards for trainers if MSU offers courses. Money for training is available for
ServSafe training for a few individuals.
B. Jan Seitz is team leader
VIII. Consumer Education WorkGroup
A. To foster and support grassroots food
safety education and encouraging partnerships
B. To offer $500 minigrant proposals
w/minimum of 1 per region
C. Cathy Pisano is team leader.
IX. Web Site
A. http://foodsafe.fshn.msu.edu hotlinked to food safety AOE website.
B. What does AOE want on website?
1. post minigrant
application as html form
2. work groups , their
priorities and activities
3. any grants awarded
4. success stories
5. list of members of work groups
6. CSREES grants offered
7. Promote calendar of
events?
Send
committee a site map for suggestions on site before it becomes active.
X. External Partners/Advisory Committee
1. Attend 2-day
retreat? Maybe wait
till we have DACUM completed. When
we get our vision finalized.
2. Discuss at retreat?
How/who to involve as outside partners? Include consumer advocacy groups.